Our Speakers
Liz Knowles has been gardening in the Hockley Valley for 36 years. During that time, she and husband George have developed several perennial beds and rock gardens, two ornamental ponds, a large grass garden, woodland gardens and assorted shrub...
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Fritz Kummert had his apprenticeship in horticulture at the municipality gardens of Vienna, studied at the Horticultural College at Schoenbrunn at Vienna, and got his degree in 1963 and his academic degree "Dipl.-Ing." (similar to M.Sc.) in 1968,...
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John Lonsdale, a native of Sheffield, England, hopped the pond in 1995 and developed his garden Edgewood on a little over 1.5 acres in Exton, Pennsylvania. Here he grows several thousand hardy woodland, prairie and bulbous plants, trees and... |
Barrie Porteous was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and came to Canada when he was 23. He has an Honors degree in Applied Chemistry but spent most of his working career as the Canadian Marketing Manager for Sun Chemical, the world's largest supplier... |
Robert A. Raguso, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University. Robert Raguso is an integrative and comparative biologist with an interest in the chemical senses. He believes that everything begins with...
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Tony describes himself as an ‘avid gardener, with interests in native plants, rock gardening, Chinese and Japanese woodland plants, hardy succulents, and plants of evolutionary and botanical interest.’ His research focuses on the evolution of sedges...
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Kate Seaver, M.Sc. is a Horticulturist, Floral Designer and Garden Décor Expert. After almost twenty years as a corporate executive, Kate followed her passion for gardening and created Kate’s Garden; a Botanical Retail Studio which specializes in...
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Hortiholic and plant evangelist Russell Stafford is founder, owner, webmaster, nursery manager, propagator, shipping and telemarketing supervisor, data entry specialist, custodian, and all other positions at Odyssey Bulbs, an on-line micronursery...
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Harvey operates Wrightman Alpines Nursery. His passion for alpines is only surpassed by his skill in propagation and growing them. His talks and workshops are highly educational and he always brings plants for sale when he talks. |